Investigation into the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) mass stranding event, Tolsta, na h-Eileanan Siar, July 2023 This report details the comprehensive analysis into the mass stranding event (MSE) of long-finned pilot whales that occurred in Tolsta Bay, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, on 16 July 2023.

#whalestranding #pilotwhale #Scotland

This is the report they are referencing

www.gov.scot/publications...

Mass stranding of whales on Scottish beach caused by loyalty to their pod, report finds The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believe

#whale #pilotwhale #stranding #Scotland

"Postmortem examination suggested the female whale had been experiencing a prolonged and difficult birth, which acted as a trigger for the pod’s fatal move into the shallow bay."

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En el día de mi cumpleaños os dejo una familia de calderones o ballenas piloto.

Estos delfines forman enormes grupos familiares, tan grandes que ni las orcas se atreven con ellos.

#nature #naturaleza #naturephotography #photography #mar #sea #oceano #calderones #pilotwhale #whale #cetacea

✨ Door 21 — Pilot Whale
Highly social and intelligent, pilot whales live in tight-knit family groups and are occasional visitors to UK waters. Spotting them is always a special treat on surveys.
#PilotWhale #UKMarineLife #MarineMammals

Rare whale found washed up on Gower beach It was the first time a long-finned pilot whale had been seen in the area

R.I.P. 🐳🌈 #LongFinned #Young #PilotWhale www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Prefer to see these from a distance out at sea, not often you see them close up - RIP ( all the right people aware ) #isleoflewis #pilotwhale

ゴンドウクジラの伴走
嬉しすぎる
#粟国島
#ゴンドウクジラ
#pilotwhale

@annaselbmann.bsky.social with an amazing presentation on #killerwhale response to #pilotwhale „bullying calls“ #ECSconference2025
Ohhh the #Asterix references! 🤩👌🏻

Un hermoso ejemplar de calderón común (Globicephala melas) que inmortalicé hace ya unos años en el Estrecho de Gibraltar.

An awesome pilot whale (Globicephala melas) which I pictured in the Strait of Gibraltar many years ago.

#nature #naturaleza #whale #ballena #pilotwhale #calderon #delfin

Rio notices a pod of long finned pilot whales are a little too close to the shore....
#cetacean #dolphin #art #oc #pilotwhale

Pilots, by The Huskees from the album VIVA LA DISSOLVER

I wrote this song with my band in 2020, after seeing stranded whales for the first time. If you listen be prepared to cry or cringe. #whalestranding #pilotwhale #falsekillerwhale #Tasmania
thehuskeesofficial.bandcamp.com/track/pilots

Happy World Whale Day! 🐋 🐳

#finwhale #spermwhale #pilotwhale #whales #worldwhaleday #saveourseas #FebruArty

An amazing pilot whale at SeaWorld. #SanDiego #SeaWorld #California #Whale #Pilotwhale #Show #Swimming

About 70 people forming a human chain in waist-deep water to try help refloat the surviving pod of pilot whales at Farewell Spit (Photo: Project Jonah)

Long-finned #pilotwhale #whalestranding update from Onetahua / Farewell Spit in Aotearoa #newzealand: Project Jonah, Dept of Conservation & the Mohua / Golden Bay community have been hard at work for 3 days, unsuccessfully refloating #whales 4x. Hopefully, they got into deep enough water now 🐋🤞🐳

40 Pilot Whales stranded in New Zealand and four have died. The deceased whales were three adults and a calf.
Below is the meteor event for the 17th. VLF Rdio Waves would be very pronounced.
#masswhalestranding #pilotwhale #newzealand #fireballs #meteor
Thank you fireballs.nz/map/ for data.

'It could have been way worse': Boats help shepherd whale pod out of Hells Gates to avoid mass stranding Riley Grining was skippering a cruise around Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour on Sunday when he received a call to help stop a pod of pilot whales from stranding themselves on a beach.

#Whale #whalestranding
#Tasmania

Boats in #MacquarieHarbour
try to disrupt a #pilotwhale stranding before most of the animals can beach

"The four-hour-long attempt was mostly a success, with 25 whales coaxed out...to deeper waters."

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...